The Art And Science of Mediating

By Paul M. Iacono In the realm of civil justice in Ontario; with the passage of time, we have seen an increase in both procedural process, and legal costs, and these items have combined to make access to a courtroom (justice) virtually impossible for the ordinary...

The Newest Tort: Elder Care Abuse

By Paul M. Iacono When I first read the news item regarding the five Manitoba families that had launched litigation against a retirement home healthcare corporation. I thought immediately about my own experience as a son, and a son-in-law dealing with aging and infirm...

Creating First Nation’s Wealth

by John Beaucage I hope the title has grabbed your attention as it should. There seems to have been a misplaced idea among many Canadians and including some First Nation citizens that we should not be pursuing wealth as other Canadians do. In my many discussions with...

Skills of an Effective Mediator

By Derek Sarluis While Mediators must be excellent listeners and communicators while remaining neutral, other skills must be possessed and effectively employed. Knowledge of the applicable law: Allows the Mediator to use strengths and weaknesses of the case to...

Cartesian Questioning in Negotiations

As Third Party Neutrals we ask open-ended questions in order to bring information to the surface that can reveal the needs, hopes, perceptions, fears and expectations of the parties, the true crux of the dispute, and what is possible in order to attain a resolution....
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